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CVE-2008-3906

4.3 · MEDIUM

CRLF injection vulnerability in Sys.Web in Mono 2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks via CRLF sequences in the query…

Published Sep 4, 2008monoCWE-20EPSS 7.10%

Overview

CVE-2008-3906 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting mono mono. It was published on September 4, 2008 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

CRLF injection vulnerability in Sys.Web in Mono 2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks via CRLF sequences in the query string.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from mono. Update mono to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
mono_projectmono0Affected

References

Refsecunia.com/advisories/31643Refsecunia.com/advisories/36494Refwiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0286Refwww.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:210Refwww.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/27/6Refwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496845/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/30867Refwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2443Refbugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=418620Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44740

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-3906?

CVE-2008-3906 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting mono mono. It was published on September 4, 2008 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2008-3906?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2008-3906?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from mono. Update mono to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2008-3906?

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